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Weak US data increases recession risks

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A series of US economic data have pointed to a slowing economy, including a 1.1% drop in retail sales and a 0.7% decrease in month-on-month industrial production. Investors then raised concerns about a recession, with the stock market dipping.

The Dow plunged 613 points (-1.81%) to 33,296, the S&P 500 declined 62 points (-1.56%) to 3,928, and the Nasdaq dropped 146 points (-1.27%) to 11,410.

Both the Eurozone and the UK had their year-on-year inflation readings meet Mitrade's estimates, at 9.2% and 10.5% respectively. EUR/USD added 4 pips to 1.0792, and GBP/USD climbed 58 pips to 1.2346. AUD/USD dropped 34 pips to 0.6941, as Australia recorded a 14,600 drop in employment. USD/CAD increased over 100 pips to 1.3491, and USD/JPY traded 75 pips higher to 128.88.

WTI oil futures slipped below $80, closing at $79.8 a barrel. Spot gold lost over $4 to $1,904.37 an ounce. Bitcoin just declined to $20,698.0, and Ethereum is currently trading lower at $1,516.68.

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